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[[Has brief:: '''The British rock band The Beatles''' played a rare engagement at the Stowe School in Buckinghamshire on 4th April 1963. | [[Has brief:: '''The British rock band The Beatles''' played a rare engagement at the Stowe School in Buckinghamshire on 4th April 1963. The show was held at in the prestigious boy school's auditorium, Roxburgh Hall in front of the student audience.]] Although photos from the show had emerged over the years, the nearest to an audio recording of the night that had emerged was a backstage conversation that was auctioned in Japan in 1997.<ref>[https://beatlesbible.com/1963/04/04/live-roxburgh-hall-stowe-school-buckingham/ Live: Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Buckingham - The Beatles Bbile]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Just two weeks | Just two weeks after the release of their debut album, ''Please Please Me'', The Beatles were in the midst of a UK tour. And although the album would enter the UK charts until April 6th, the popularity of the group was already starting to build. Student David Moores, who was originally from Liverpool, contacted their manager Brian Epstein to see if the group would perform for the student body. Epstein agreed to booking the band for the fee of £100, which was raised by ticket sales to the students. The Beatles arrived late from a recording session with the BBC in London for the radio program, ''Side by Side''. They played more than 22 songs in a one-hour show, before leaving to the school's tuck shop.<ref>[http://webgrafikk.com/blog/news/1963-beatles-concert-recording-emerges/ 1963 Beatles concert recording emerges - The Daily Beatle]</ref><ref name=":0">[https://bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65167799 The Beatles: How a schoolboy made the band's earliest known UK concert recording - BBC News]</ref> | ||
On 4th April 2023, 60 years after the performance, BBC News reported that a tape of the concert had been unearthed. The show was recorded by then 15-year-old student John Bloomfield on his newly acquired reel-to-reel tape recorder. Bloomfield set a microphone in front of the stage and recorded most of the concert. While the audio is of low quality, the tape is a rare recording of the group during this period.<ref name=":0" /> | [[Has brief:: On 4th April 2023, 60 years after the performance, BBC News reported that a tape of the concert had been unearthed.]] The show was recorded by then-15-year-old student John Bloomfield on his newly acquired reel-to-reel tape recorder. Bloomfield set a microphone in front of the stage and recorded most of the concert. While the audio is of low quality, the tape is a rare recording of the group during this period.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Songs on recording== | ==Songs on recording== | ||
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*I Saw Her Standing There (reprise)<ref name=":1" /> | *I Saw Her Standing There (reprise)<ref name=":1" /> | ||
According to The Guardian; The tape runs out at this point, but speculation, based on a set list written from memory by one of the Stowe pupils, suggests two more tracks: Sweet Little Sixteen and Long Tall Sally.<ref name=":1">[https:// | According to The Guardian; The tape runs out at this point, but speculation, based on a set list written from memory by one of the Stowe pupils, suggests two more tracks: Sweet Little Sixteen and Long Tall Sally.<ref name=":1">[https://theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/09/please-please-us-lost-tape-of-beatles-school-gig-could-be-saved-for-the-nation?fbclid=IwAR35seyJ2ncJX53NR8ntmZKIn8_f96Pt6IggFvJAmMW9PzHef45cUaj51h4 Please Please Us: Lost tape of Beatles school gig could be saved for the nation - Samira Ahmed]. </ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[The Threetles ( | *[[The Threetles (partially found unreleased recordings from Beatles reunion sessions; 1990s)]] | ||
*[[The Long and Winding Road (found workprint of unfinished Beatles documentary; 1970s)]] | *[[The Long and Winding Road (found workprint of unfinished Beatles documentary; 1970s)]] | ||
*[[Help! (partially found deleted scenes from The Beatles film; 1965)]] | *[[Help! (partially found deleted scenes from The Beatles film; 1965)]] | ||
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*[[The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)]] | *[[The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)]] | ||
*[[Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)]] | *[[Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)]] | ||
*[[A Hard Day's Day - A Day in the Life of a Beatles Tribute Band (found parody film; 2002)]] | *[[A Hard Day's Day - A Day in the Life of a Beatles Tribute Band (found parody film; 2002)]] | ||
*[[Yellow Submarine (partially | *[[Yellow Submarine (partially lost production material for cancelled CGI remake of Beatles animated film; 2010-2011)]] | ||
*[[The Beatles | *[[Strawberry Fields (partially found production material from cancelled musical animated film; 1980s-1989)]] | ||
*[[The Beatles (partially found Cavern Club performance recordings of British rock band; early 1960s)]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https:// | *[https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kpq1 Front Row, The Beatles at Stowe School - BBC Radio] BBC program about the tape discovery with excerpts played.<references group="General references" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 21 June 2024
The Beatles performing live at Stowe School. 4th April 1963.
Status: Found
Date found: 04 Apr 2023
Found by: John Bloomfield
The British rock band The Beatles played a rare engagement at the Stowe School in Buckinghamshire on 4th April 1963. The show was held at in the prestigious boy school's auditorium, Roxburgh Hall in front of the student audience. Although photos from the show had emerged over the years, the nearest to an audio recording of the night that had emerged was a backstage conversation that was auctioned in Japan in 1997.[1]
History
Just two weeks after the release of their debut album, Please Please Me, The Beatles were in the midst of a UK tour. And although the album would enter the UK charts until April 6th, the popularity of the group was already starting to build. Student David Moores, who was originally from Liverpool, contacted their manager Brian Epstein to see if the group would perform for the student body. Epstein agreed to booking the band for the fee of £100, which was raised by ticket sales to the students. The Beatles arrived late from a recording session with the BBC in London for the radio program, Side by Side. They played more than 22 songs in a one-hour show, before leaving to the school's tuck shop.[2][3]
On 4th April 2023, 60 years after the performance, BBC News reported that a tape of the concert had been unearthed. The show was recorded by then-15-year-old student John Bloomfield on his newly acquired reel-to-reel tape recorder. Bloomfield set a microphone in front of the stage and recorded most of the concert. While the audio is of low quality, the tape is a rare recording of the group during this period.[3]
Songs on recording
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Love Me Do
- Some Other Guy
- Misery
- I Just Don’t Understand
- A Shot of Rhythm and Blues
- Boys!
- Matchbox
- From Me To You
- Thank You Girl
- Memphis Tennessee
- A Taste of Honey
- Twist and Shout
- Anna
- Please Please Me
- Hippy Hippy Shake
- I’m Talking About You
- Ask Me Why
- Till There Was You
- Money
- I Saw Her Standing There (reprise)[4]
According to The Guardian; The tape runs out at this point, but speculation, based on a set list written from memory by one of the Stowe pupils, suggests two more tracks: Sweet Little Sixteen and Long Tall Sally.[4]
Gallery
See Also
- The Threetles (partially found unreleased recordings from Beatles reunion sessions; 1990s)
- The Long and Winding Road (found workprint of unfinished Beatles documentary; 1970s)
- Help! (partially found deleted scenes from The Beatles film; 1965)
- Revolution 1 (Take 20) (found mix of The Beatles song; 1968)
- Late Night Line-Up (partially found Beatles "Abbey Road" special; 1969)
- The Beatles Cartoon (partially lost skits/bumpers of animated TV series; 1965-1967)
- Carnival of Light (lost experimental Beatles song; 1967)
- A Hard Day's Day - A Day in the Life of a Beatles Tribute Band (found parody film; 2002)
- Yellow Submarine (partially lost production material for cancelled CGI remake of Beatles animated film; 2010-2011)
- Strawberry Fields (partially found production material from cancelled musical animated film; 1980s-1989)
- The Beatles (partially found Cavern Club performance recordings of British rock band; early 1960s)
External Links
- Front Row, The Beatles at Stowe School - BBC Radio BBC program about the tape discovery with excerpts played.
References
- ↑ Live: Roxburgh Hall, Stowe School, Buckingham - The Beatles Bbile
- ↑ 1963 Beatles concert recording emerges - The Daily Beatle
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Beatles: How a schoolboy made the band's earliest known UK concert recording - BBC News
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Please Please Us: Lost tape of Beatles school gig could be saved for the nation - Samira Ahmed.